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Do. Not. Stop. The last workout of the 2015 CrossFit Open is what many of you have been both hoping for and dreading: A pure, straightforward test of physical stamina and mental fortitude. There are no muscle-ups or double-unders to slow you down. There is no time cap to save you. There is just a…

Getting straight to the point: As many of you will have heard today, Kim and I will be moving to Houston this July. For those of you who I haven’t had a chance to talk to in person yet, I apologize for telling you in this way. But a blog post from me seemed a…

For some of you, 15.4 is all about handstand pushups. For others, 15.4 will be all about the cleans. For everyone, it’s about pacing. First things first. If you plan to do this workout RX, watch this video from gymnastics guru Carl Paoli of Gymnastics WOD. Really. Watch it. Now. …And now you know everything…

15.3 was a tough workout. Those of us without muscle-ups spent a frantic four days watching hours and hours of video, and trying again and again to get that first-ever rep. As an added bonus, the scaled version of the workout was a truly brutal burner, leaving those who completed it unable to walk right for…

It’s a repeat! We’ve seen a repeated WOD in every year of the Open thus far (with the exception of the first Open, in 2011). This year, 15.2 is a repeat of 14.2 — a high-skill shoulder burner that will be 3 minutes of desperate pull-up attempts for some, and 15+ minutes of cardio-torture for others. The tips…

Congratulations to all the Manatees who completed 15.1 and 15.1a this weekend! If you haven’t done the WOD, or are still on the fence about whether or not you want to sign up, you have until Monday at 8p to complete the WOD, register for the Open at games.crossfit.com, and submit your score. We will be…